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Baylor Akhavan and Wolfram Samlowski (both Medicine) have recently published a study titled, "A combination of low TMB and PD-L1 expression predict poor progression-free survival of metastatic melanoma patients treated with first-line ipilimumab plus nivolumab," in Frontiers in Immunology. The study showed that tumor mutational burden (…

Department of Surgery Faculty members Dr. Lance Horner, Dr. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, Dr. Whitney Elks, Dr. Declan Feery, and Dr. Charles St. Hill (all Medicine) co-authored the published article titled, "Comparison of Surgical Treatment Patterns and Temporal Trends for Stage I-III Invasive Rectal Adenocarcinoma among Regions in the United States."

Dr. Vishisht Mehta (Medicine), along with colleagues, published "Impact of an Incidental Pulmonary Nodule Course Series on the Professional Development of Under-Resourced Multidisciplinary Teams." This research was published in the meetings issue of the Journal Of Thoracic Oncology (JTO). This project aimed to provide affordable, current…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) has been selected to serve as an Associate Editor for Annals of Epidemiology. Annals of Epidemiology is a leading peer-reviewed journal devoted to epidemiologic research and methodological development. The journal emphasizes the application of epidemiologic methods to issues influencing the distribution and…

Deborah Kuhls, Kavita Batra, Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou, William Porter, Darin Mains (all Medicine), Courtney Coughenour, Maxim Gakh (both Public Health), and William Sousa (Criminal Justice) presented a session titled "Solving Complex Problems through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Lessons from ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's Statistical Transparency of Policing (…

Courtney Coughenour (Public Health), Maxim Gakh (Public Health), Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (Medicine) Laurencia Bonsu (Public Health), Kacie Washburn (Public Health), Darin Mains (Medicine), William Sousa (Criminal Justice),  Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) presented a poster titled "Law Enforcement Officers’…

The RAPID (Rural Aerial Provision of Intervention & Delivery) initiative has been selected as one of three winning projects in the President’s Interdisciplinary Research Accelerator Challenge, organized by the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Division of Research. RAPID is co-led by principal investigator Kavita Batra and co-PI Dr. Deborah Kuhls (both Medicine). The…

Noehealani Antolin (Medicine), Blessing Imade (Medicine), Ana Reyes (Medicine), Selam Ayele (Medicine), Eric Aguila (NLV VA Medical Center), Jenny Kent (Integrated Health Sciences), Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine), Szu-Ping Lee (Integrated Health Sciences), presented a poster titled, "Adaptive Driving Assessments and Return to Independent Driving…

Noehealani Antolin, William Porter, Kavita Batra, Ana L. Reyes, Blessing Imade, Selam Ayele, and Deborah A. Kuhls (all Medicine) presented a poster titled, "Toward a Comprehensive, Interdisciplinary Road User Data System: A Methodological Framework for Linking Traffic Safety and Medical Datasets," at the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý 2026 Interdisciplinary Research…

Vishisht Mehta (Medicine) published the article, "Artificial intelligence augmentation raises questions about the future of bronchoscopy." This invited editorial authored by Mehta touches upon challenges and opportunities raised by the potential incorporation of Artificial Intelligence in bronchoscopy.

Vlada Stark (Medicine) gave a presentation, "Treating Distress, Producing Norms: Ethical Boundaries in Aesthetic Medicine," for the American Medical Association's (AMA) Committee on Humanism and Ethics in Medicine. The presentation examined the ethical tensions at the intersection of patient distress, autonomy, and the growing normalization…

Micah Char, with coauthors Brady Williams, Bella Chung, Baylor Akhavan-Mora, and Jennifer Panczyszyn (all Medicine students) helped advance state public health advocacy at the 2025 Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of Resolution 4, Oppose the Reintroduction of Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada…